Installing And Removing The Cutting Bit; Installing The Cutter Bit - Craftsman 17540 - 9.5 Amp 1-3/4 HP Plunge Base Router Operator's Manual

INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE CUTTING BIT (Figs. 3, 4 and 4a)
INSTALLING THE CUTTER BIT
1, Turn motoroff and unplugfrom power source.
2. Remove motor housingfrom plunge base.
_ Fig°4
--Bit Shank
NOTE: See Instructions on removing and Installing the motor housing from the
plunge base on page 17.
3. Set the molar upsidedown on Its top cap, with cofleVnutpotnUngup.
4. Press spindlelock buttonto engage and lock the splndte shaft and caller!nut,(Fig. 3),
5. Place the wrench on the coIlal/nutand turn countar-clockw|se and loosen colleVnut
eNghtly to accept cutterbit shank,
6. Insert cutter bit shank lnlo coflel/nutassembly as far ae It will go, then back the shank
out untllthecuttersare approximately 1t8 to 1/4-Inchaway fromthe face of the
coileVnut(Fig° 4, 4a)
7. With culler bit Inserted and spindlelock bulton pressed In engaging shaft, place wrench
on collet/nutand turn clockwiseunU[router cutter bit and cotlaVnutera firmly lightened.
WARNING: TIGHTEN COLLETiNUT SECURELY to prevent the cutter bit
from slipping, ff the caller/nut Is not securely tightened, the cutter bit may detach
during use, causing serious personal injury
NOTE:To ensure proper gripping of cutter bit shank and minimize run-out_ the
shank of the cutter bit must be Inserted Into the caller/nut at least 5/8-inch,
/_ CAUTION'To prevent damage to tool, do not tighten coltet/nut without
a cutter bit Installed°
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